महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-143, verse-12

ते यथानन्तरान्वृक्षान्वल्मीकान्विषमाणि च ।
पाणिभिः परिमार्गन्तो भीता वायोर्निलिल्यिरे ॥१२॥

12. te yathānantarānvṛkṣānvalmīkānviṣamāṇi ca ,
pāṇibhiḥ parimārganto bhītā vāyornililyire.

12. te yathā anantarān vṛkṣān valmīkān viṣamāṇi ca
pāṇibhiḥ parimārgantaḥ bhītāḥ vāyoḥ nililyire

12. Afraid of the wind, they hid, groping with their hands for the nearest trees, anthills, and rough spots.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• अनन्तरान् (anantarān) - nearest, immediate, continuous

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• वल्मीकान् (valmīkān) - anthills, mounds

• विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - uneven places, rough spots

• च (ca) - and, also

• पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with hands

• परिमार्गन्तः (parimārgantaḥ) - groping, searching around

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened, fearful

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - from the wind, of the wind

• निलिल्यिरे (nililyire) - they hid, they clung to

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

अनन्तरान् (anantarān) - nearest, immediate, continuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anantara

anantara - immediate, contiguous, next, having no interval

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+antara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• antara – interval, interior, difference, other
  noun (neuter)

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant

वल्मीकान् (valmīkān) - anthills, mounds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of valmīka

valmīka - anthill, termite mound

विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - uneven places, rough spots

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, irregular, difficult, bad, a difficult place

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

परिमार्गन्तः (parimārgantaḥ) - groping, searching around

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parimārgat

parimārgat - searching around, groping for, seeking everywhere

Present Active Participle

Derived from root mārg (to seek, search) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: mārg (class 10)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, timid, afraid of

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - from the wind, of the wind

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, a vital air (prāṇa), god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

निलिल्यिरे (nililyire) - they hid, they clung to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of lī

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)